Most university students would prefer having a part-time job as a source of extra income. This may be to help their parents finance their costly university education; or maybe they would like to have the extra cash for their weekly gimmicks; maybe they want to pay their way through post graduate studies; or maybe they would like to save up so they could earn the rights to bum around for a while instead of immediately looking for a job after they graduate.
For whatever reason, college students have always been in search for extra cash. Looking through time, it’s very interesting to note the evolution of ‘the things they do for money’:
It all began with flipping burgers and mopping up floors, closing the fast food in the (then) wee hours of midnight. Now, it’s transformed into being a Starbucks barista, making coffee, serving coffee, clearing ashtrays in the smoking areas until two in the morning.
Before, the university students would tutor their grade school or high school neighbors on their homework and get paid with dinner and a small amount of cash. Now, the neighbor has transformed into a Korean university student- the tutee sometimes even older than the tutor- asking to be tutored on their English-speaking skills. All for a generous amount per hour.
Doing part-time work as a call center agent has no historical reference whatsoever, it is a whole new job description.